Institute for Ecological Civilization

EcoCivs work in water security is centered around the W12+ Programs, which are five distinct, yet complementary programs that address the challenges to global water security. Administered jointly by the U.S.-based nonprofit Institute for Ecological Civilization (EcoCiv) and the South African-based nonprofit Save Our Schools NPO (SOS) since 2019, W12+ continues to 1) connect local leaders with access to information about proven water security solutions, 2) to incubate pilot projects that push the boundaries of those approaches, and 3) provide capacity building for local, regional, country-specific and other organizations working to achieve water security across the globe. We added 24 globally relevant case studies to the W12+ Blueprint and held 7 convenings with over 120 participants.

EcoCivs IDEAS program is the thought leadership branch of EcoCiv. It includes researching the pathway to a sustainable, genuinely ecological civilization, EcoCivs Learning for Impact program, and other educational programs. The IDEAS program works with networks of visionary leaders across the Ecological Civilization community; runs EcoCivs monitoring, evaluation, and learning initiative; and educates the public through podcasts and dialogues programs. We ran 3 podcasts and hosted 17 podcast episodes. We also reached over 189k individuals on our communications platforms.

Economies should respond to the needs of people and the planet, rather than people and the planet serving the economy. A wellbeing economy is one that promotes the flourishing of life in all its forms. It is an alternative to the radical concentration of wealth, exploitation of workers, and degradation of the planet that we find in current economic systems. An economy that works for all people and supports long-term sustainability, a wellbeing economy, is a vital component of an ecological civilization. EcoCiv works with the Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll), a UK-based charity, to host the WEAll California hub. We are currently piloting WEAll's policy design guide in Pomona, California, where we are working with a group of local leaders to implement policy proposals and trial projects toward economic wellbeing, such as a worker-owned cooperative model. We facilitated discussions among over 120 experts, leaders, and decision-makers.